National Pancake Day: IHOP Aims To Raise Millions For Kids With Free Pancakes

BOSTON (CBS) – Tuesday is National Pancake Day and IHOP is once again offering up free pancakes for a good cause.

From 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. at participating restaurants, IHOP is giving away free short stacks of buttermilk pancakes. Diners are being asked to contribute a voluntary donation that goes toward Children's Miracle Network Hospitals.

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IHOP is expecting to dish out over 5 million free pancakes and hopes to raise $3.5 million for kids this year.

The National Pancake Day tradition started in 2006, and IHOP has donated a total of $24 million for charity.